# Accident 19961218047269A: Beech 77, Spokane, WA, December 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6043M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043M-1999-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961218047269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER MAKING "CLEARING TURNS", STUDENT MADE A SERIES OF "S" TURNS ACROSS A ROAD IN THE STUDENT PRACTICE AREA 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FELTS FIELD (SFF) @ APPROXIMATELY 3900 MSL. AFTER COLLISION, PIC COULD SEE NO DAMAGE FROM PILOT POSITION AND DETERMINED THAT HE STILL HAD CONTROL THE A/C AND RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO SFF AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED RH ELEVATOR TO BE MISSING & RH LEADING EDGE OF HORIZONTAL STAB. NEAR TIP CRUSHED. SOME SKIN STRESS WRINKLES IN VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE VISIBLE. PIC CONTACTED FSDO AND NTSB.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA038), Dec 18, 1996: Beech BE-77 (N6043M), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other. A factor contributing to the accident was the Cessna's pilot diverted attention.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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